HIV/AIDS and U.S. Elections

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2008

President Barack Obama and HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
From The Body
Obama Hearts NY (December 16, 2008)
Advocates optimistic about latest prospective Obama appointees.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
For the Picking (December 11, 2008)
Advocates have ideas for who and what is needed for Obama's AIDS picks.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
An Open Letter From Phill Wilson, CEO, Black AIDS Institute on the Election of President-Elect Barack Obama (December 1, 2008)
From Black AIDS Institute
Obama Inaugurated (by AIDS Activists)! (November 21, 2008)
AIDS activists hold faux swearing-in to remind Obama of his promises.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Obama Picks Daschle as No. 1 Health Official; Where Does He Stand on HIV? (November 21, 2008)
Daschle has demonstrated his commitment to issues such as universal health care, syringe exchange and the global fight against HIV.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
100 Days to Fight AIDS (November 13, 2008)
Join protest in D.C. next Thursday, Nov 20; free buses from NY, Philly.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Address AIDS? Yes We Can! (November 6, 2008)
An Obama administration could bring meaningful AIDS policy changes.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Celebrate -- and Keep Fighting (November 6, 2008)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
California Appears Likely to Ban Gay Marriage (November 5, 2008)
In The New York Times
Gay Men's Health Crisis Congratulates President Obama; Looks Forward to Development of a National AIDS Strategy (November 5, 2008)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Illinois AIDS Advocate Wins Presidency (November 5, 2008)
From AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Palin and Biden's Contrasting Records on HIV/AIDS (October 28, 2008)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
No Deadline, No AIDS Strategy? (October 23, 2008)
Grassroots advocate disappointed timeline not included in National AIDS Strategy framework.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Obama's Campaign Discusses Candidate's Plans for Addressing HIV/AIDS in U.S. (October 20, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS and the Next President (Fall 2008)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Dying in Oxford (October 3, 2008)
Stand Against AIDS caps off with somber funeral; the inside scoop on why McCain committed to a National AIDS Strategy.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden on HIV/AIDS Issues (September 26, 2008)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Obama Declares His Commitment -- and Connection -- to Gay and Lesbian Issues (September 10, 2008)
In The Washington Blade
The McCain/Palin Vision for Sex Education Is Both Dangerous and Discredited (September 3, 2008)
From Black AIDS Institute
President Clinton Speaks at the Democratic National Convention (August 28, 2008)
From Black AIDS Institute
Democrats Must Make AIDS in Black America a Priority (August 25, 2008)
From Black AIDS Institute
No AIDS Love at Saddleback (August 22, 2008)
Despite promise, Rick Warren didn't press presidential candidates on AIDS.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
U.S. Presidential Candidates Issue Statements on Domestic Epidemic in Wake of Incidence Announcement (August 3, 2008)
From Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
Barack Obama's Official Plan to Combat HIV [PDF] (August 3, 2008)
From Obama for America
Statement By John McCain On The CDC Report On HIV In America (August 3, 2008)
From John McCain 2008
Proud to Stand Against AIDS (July 3, 2008)
At NYC Pride, activists demand next president create national AIDS strategy, mobilize against city budget.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Obama's Former Pastor Reaffirms Stance That U.S. Invented HIV to Kill Minorities (April 28, 2008)
From CNSNews.Com
Obama, Clinton Call for Allocating More Resources to Fight Spread of HIV/AIDS (April 14, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Six Ways the Next U.S. President Could Fight HIV at Home (April 11, 2008)
In The Washington Blade
Talking About Dem AIDS (January 25, 2008)
C2EA activists rally at Myrtle Beach debate; Edwards' daughter and U.S. Reps attend.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Rallying the Candidates (January 18, 2008)
Activists head to S.C. to remind prez candidates to focus on AIDS.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Tough as Granite (January 11, 2008)
AIDS bird-doggers get in prez candidates' faces before New Hampshire primary.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
C2EA Activists Caravaning to S.C. to Demand Presidential Leadership on HIV/AIDS at Candidate Debates (January 10, 2008)
"Rally to End AIDS" will urge Democratic contenders to amplify their plans to end HIV/AIDS domestically and globally.
From Housing Works
Next Stop, New Hampshire (January 4, 2008)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Barack Obama: Fighting HIV/AIDS Worldwide (2008)
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From Obama for America
Huckabee Says He Is Willing to Meet With Family of Ryan White (December 12, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Advocates Call on Huckabee to Meet With Mother of Ryan White (December 11, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Huckabee Says He Will Not "Recant" 1992 Comments on HIV/AIDS (December 10, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
We Demand Accountability (December 2007)
The 2008 presidential elections and the Black AIDS epidemic.
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From Black AIDS Institute
Where Do They Stand? The Gay Men's Health Crisis Report on the 2008 Presidential Candidates and HIV/AIDS (PDF) (December 2007)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Leading AIDS Groups Turn Up the Heat on '08 Presidential Candidates (November 28, 2007)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Clinton Announces Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS at Home and Abroad (November 27, 2007)
Will double research funding and support evidence-based prevention programs.
From Hillary Clinton for President
Vintage Hillary (November 16, 2007)
Way back in 2000, Sen. Clinton unequivocally endorsed lifting ban on needle exchange funding. Will she stick to it in '08?.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
On Pins and Needles (October 26, 2007)
Will Sen. Clinton come clean on needle exchange?.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
The Elephant in the Room (October 26, 2007)
Bird-doggers demand answers from Republican presidential candidates.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Obama's Sort-of-OK AIDS Plan (October 19, 2007)
Advocates praise Obama's domestic AIDS blueprint but question his global vision.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
National HIV Organizations Call on Presidential Candidates to Address HIV/AIDS Issues (October 15, 2007)
"AIDS in America" effort to renew attention to domestic HIV/AIDS.
From American Academy of HIV Medicine
HIV/AIDS Gets (Potentially) Presidential Treatment (September 28, 2007)
Edwards is first candidate to introduce a plan to combat HIV/AIDS.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
More Than 100 Organizations Call for a National AIDS Strategy to End the Epidemic in the United States (September 17, 2007)
From National AIDS Strategy
AIDSVote.org
This candidate education and voter education project is working to make sure candidates for public office know what it takes to end AIDS and voters who care about ending AIDS know where the candidates stand on our issues.
From AIDSVote.org
Hillary Clinton Criticized for Comments on HIV Among Blacks (July 16, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Democratic Presidential Candidates Discuss Domestic, International HIV/AIDS Issues During Debate (June 29, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Improving Outcomes (PDF) (2007)
Blueprint for a National AIDS Plan for the United States.
From National AIDS Strategy
Race Against Time: World AIDS Day Speech (December 1, 2006)
From Senator Barack Obama
U.S. Activists Raising Domestic AIDS Issues With Political Candidates (September 1, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Obama Takes HIV Test to Lessen Stigma (August 27, 2006)
In Boston Globe
Sen. Clinton Delays AIDS Law's Renewal, Citing Cut in N.Y. Funds (August 23, 2006)
In Washington Post
One-on-One: U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) (May/June 2006)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network

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